Septic system restoration in Jerseyville, Ontario
A homeowner in Jerseyville, Ontario was having a problem with the performance of their septic system.
ClearPod technology is a robust, drop-in, fixed film aeration unit that takes about 1 hour to install. It decreases the organic loading to the leachfield by 85% but still allows solids to settle due to gentle aeration supplied to the fixed film. By converting the septic tank into a treatment system we remove the quantity of wastewater organic material clogging the leachfield.
ESSE Canada (https://www.essecanada.com/), our Ontario partners were contacted to retrofit a septic system. ESSE always emphasizes the importance of maintenance for existing septic systems and the homeowner wanted to ensure that his septic system continued to perform effectively as the system aged. The unit was purchased directly in Ontario from LMENT Water (https://lmentwater.com/products/the-clearpod-system).
Bed remediation was required and was completed before the ClearPod unit was installed. The complete installation of the ClearPod unit was accompanied with bed flushing and construction of a large gravel footer trench to reduce solids in bed.
The addition of ClearPod technology addressed the design flaw of this traditional onsite septic system by significantly reducing the organic loading and further degradation of the leachfield. This will inevitably increase the lifetime of the installed system. Aeration will also aid in the reduction of contaminants of emerging concern which increases the environmental sustainability of the existing septic system.
